bex lin

As a researcher and artist, I develop computational tools to support expressivity in art, design, and fabrication.

I'm advised by Erik Demaine at MIT CSAIL, and I'm very fortunate to also work with Zach Lieberman at MIT Media Lab and Mackenzie Leake at Adobe Research. My work has been generously supported by the MIT Stata Family Presidential Fellowship and the NSERC PGS D.

I earned my B.Sc. from UBC. I was advised by the wonderful Will Evans, Craig Kaplan, Nick Harvey, and Alla Sheffer.

I am excited to be part of Future Sketches at the Media Lab this fall.

I'm interning at Adobe Research in SF this summer with Mackenzie Leake!

Guess who's creating morphing art? Thanks, CAMIT, for the generous support.

I'm in Tokyo this summer visiting the Origami Lab led by Tomohiro Tachi!

I enjoy exploring problems from various perspectives, including theoretical computer science, computer graphics, human-computer interaction, and robotics.

Several research themes I am engaging with include designing for sustainable fashion, developing shape-changing structures, and creating computational tools for artists and designers.

While I occasionally author papers, I am equally excited about alternative research outcomes, such as art installations, tools, and educational resources.

Note: (α-β) denotes alphabetical ordering, typical in mathematics, and (*) denotes equal contribution.

We're under construction here.

Check out some of my digital trails—I'm collecting ideas @scatteringstate, keeping a photo diary @bexinsf, recording some making and moments @rebeccayelin, and watering a word garden @ryelin.

I am incredibly blessed to have parents whom I admire deeply for their strength, my siblings — Esther, Josh, and Sam who are my closest confidants, and the cutest of cats, Bit and Byte.